A/C.3/79/L.46/Rev.1
Calling upon all parties, including the Myanmar military and other armed actors,
to allow full, safe, timely and unhindered humanitarian access for international
humanitarian agencies, medical personnel and aid workers,
Expressing its deep concern at the lack of access given to the International
Committee of the Red Cross to prisons and other places of detention, which has grave
consequences on the ability of families to be informed about the health and conditions
of prisoners, as well as on prisoners’ access to necessary healthcare,
Reiterating its deep distress at reports that unarmed individuals in Rakhine State
have been subjected to the excessive use of force and to violations and abuses of
human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by the Myanmar
military, including those involving extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary killings,
systematic rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, arbitrary
detention, enforced disappearance and government seizure of Rohingya lands from
which Rohingya Muslims were evicted and their homes destroyed, and remaining
concerned by the previous large-scale destruction of homes and systematic evictions
in northern Rakhine State, including the use of arson and violence, as well as the
unlawful use of force by non-State actors,
Expressing concern that, in northern Rakhine State, the implementation of
policies under the guise of economic development and reconstruction by the Myanmar
military and the heavy militarization of the area have resulted in the alteration of the
demographic structure, which further prevents the members of the displaced
Rohingya Muslim population from returning to their places of origin or a place of
their choice in Rakhine State,
Stressing the need for an immediate end to all forms of violence, de -escalation
and an enduring ceasefire throughout Myanmar, best achieved by dialogue between
all parties,
Underlining the need for the resumption of peacebuilding efforts and their
relevance for inclusive State- and nation-building,
Emphasizing the importance of supporting women’s leadership and full, equal
and meaningful participation in inclusive State- and nation-building, especially by
amplifying their potential in Myanmar as multipliers of peace, promoting social
cohesion across different ethnic and religious communities, and thus welcoming the
development of the women and peace and security platform in Myanmar,
co-facilitated by the former Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Myanmar and
the former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia,
Reiterating its grave concern that, in spite of the fact that the Rohingya minority
has lived in Myanmar for generations prior to the independence of Myanmar, held
full documentation and participated actively in government and civic life, they were
made stateless by the enactment of the 1982 Citizenship Law and were eventually
disenfranchised, from 2015, from the electoral process,
Reaffirming that the denial of citizenship status and related rights to Rohingya
Muslims and other minorities, including voting rights, is a serious human rights
concern,
Re-emphasizing the right of all refugees and the importance of internally
displaced persons to be able to return home and that such returns should be in safety
and dignity and in a voluntary and sustainable manner, and reminding the
international community of its collective responsibility towards the forcibly displaced
persons, including Rohingya Muslims and other minorities, in the region,
Expressing concern at the irregular maritime movement of Rohingya, risking
their lives in perilous conditions at the hands of exploitative traffickers and
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